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Old 12-15-2008, 05:58 PM   #76 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ToeAndno View Post
I hate Carly Simon.

"you're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you"

...it is about him, she's singing to him, about him.
It could be about an archetype (and considering the rather exotic nature of the exploits, probably is), so any specific individual thinking it is about him would be wrong and perhaps vain.
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